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Post by tystates on Jun 24, 2019 9:06:53 GMT -5
Agreed! I'm glad they're finally realizing that there's a section of their subscribers who wants to see this older footage, because even into the early days of the Hidden Gems, the claim was that the classic footage was watched by such a small number of people so they stuck to just the 'popular' stuff. Now they're unloading stuff we never thought we'd see at a somewhat regular clip and it's awesome. I won't say I get excited about everything they put up (I don't care about the Triple H/Undertaker matches or really anything post like...1995 or so) but they give us plenty of good stuff to offset the stuff I'm not interested in. Now, if they unearth The Final Conflict and we get to see that Flair/Valentine title match... That show was put out some time ago. Not by the WWE though. I have it. The finish to the Steamboat/Youngblood vs. Slaughter/Kernodle cage match was missing but it was added. I forget who it was that had the tapes. Nelson Royal? Somebody like that. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 24, 2019 10:26:10 GMT -5
Agreed! I'm glad they're finally realizing that there's a section of their subscribers who wants to see this older footage, because even into the early days of the Hidden Gems, the claim was that the classic footage was watched by such a small number of people so they stuck to just the 'popular' stuff. Now they're unloading stuff we never thought we'd see at a somewhat regular clip and it's awesome. I won't say I get excited about everything they put up (I don't care about the Triple H/Undertaker matches or really anything post like...1995 or so) but they give us plenty of good stuff to offset the stuff I'm not interested in. Now, if they unearth The Final Conflict and we get to see that Flair/Valentine title match... That show was put out some time ago. Not by the WWE though. I have it. The finish to the Steamboat/Youngblood vs. Slaughter/Kernodle cage match was missing but it was added. I forget who it was that had the tapes. Nelson Royal? Somebody like that. That's the version I have, it's from Jim Nelson I think, but the Flair/Valentine match isn't included. I think basically the rest of the show is there but the World Title match is missing. |
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Post by tystates on Jun 24, 2019 10:31:59 GMT -5
OK I didn't remember that match wasn't there. I'll look at my match list when I get home.
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Post by Big Bri on Jun 26, 2019 15:21:45 GMT -5
I usually sleep 3-4 hours then wake up for a couple hours and do mundane household stuff (put dishes away, fold laundry, etc.) while watching Hidden Gems, YouTube, etc. Then I sleep for another few hours. Anyhoot, It was a pure joy to watch Crockett Cup during last weeks "insomnia lull"! Bruce Prichard in his youth as the ring announcer was a silly bonus.
Question: How in the heck were Magnum T.A. & Ronnie Garvin even in the finals (I knew this for years but kind of forgot about it)? Was it to push Magnum more, seeing that 1986 was to be "his year"?
Alas, it just made me miss the classic tag teams more than I already did. Bret Hart's HOF speech this year did enough of that for me on the WWE side. At least in COTG-lore, tag teams matter! Word.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 26, 2019 19:08:11 GMT -5
My guess is that they got to the final because Garvin was a headliner against Flair just two months earlier on TBS and Magnum was getting ready to be the guy.
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Post by Chad Olson on Jun 27, 2019 10:20:00 GMT -5
Also, Magnum TA was formerly a headliner in Mid-South, so that might account for him getting to the finals. Even though it was a JCP event, the Fantastics-Sheepherders match and the Gilbert/Korchenko stuff definitely advanced some UWF storylines.
That Taylor/Williams vs Koloffs match made me want to see a Williams vs Nikita series...
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Post by Chad Olson on Jun 27, 2019 10:20:41 GMT -5
Here's this week's releases...
NWA Western States 02/01/1971 – Father Knows Best [Duration: 06:42]
The patriarch of the Funk wrestling family, Dory Funk Sr., imparts some fatherly wisdom in this training session with Dory Jr. and Terry.
USWA 11/03/1990 – Texas Royalty [Duration: 10:23]
Long-time rivals square off once more when Terry Funk battles Jerry ‘The King’ Lawler.
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Post by tystates on Jun 27, 2019 10:57:30 GMT -5
NWA Western States: made me think I want to see the tournament for the Western States Heritage title Barry Windham won before joining the Horsemen.
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Post by Chad Olson on Jun 27, 2019 17:12:51 GMT -5
The awards banquet for Terry Funk the night before ECW's Barely Legal in 1997 was also added today. Kind of a cool addition. Looks like it's an hour and 45 minutes.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 28, 2019 13:17:38 GMT -5
I'm gonna watch that Funk/Lawler match from 1990 USWA in a few.
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